Acute care rehab vs hospital

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I have been working in an acute care rehab for the last year and I just got offered a job in a PCU in a local hospital. I'm really torn on what to do. My current position is a charge nurse at the rehab and I am about to do wound and ostomy training to become certified. I have been an RN for 2 years and have about 6 months of hospital experience. I didn't love the hospital when I was there. I know not all jobs are perfect, and I'm wondering if I will kick myself in the long run if I don't take the hospital job now. The reason I'm worried is because I will be losing $11 an hour going to the hospital. I was an LPN for 12 years prior to becoming an RN so I have a lot of experience, but everyone keeps telling me that I need hospital experience.

Sorry for the sporadic post.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Wouldn't do it if I were you especially not for that paycut.

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I have been working in an acute care rehab for the last year and I just got offered a job in a PCU in a local hospital. I'm really torn on what to do. My current position is a charge nurse at the rehab and I am about to do wound and ostomy training to become certified. I have been an RN for 2 years and have about 6 months of hospital experience. I didn't love the hospital when I was there. I know not all jobs are perfect, and I'm wondering if I will kick myself in the long run if I don't take the hospital job now. The reason I'm worried is because I will be losing $11 an hour going to the hospital. I was an LPN for 12 years prior to becoming an RN so I have a lot of experience, but everyone keeps telling me that I need hospital experience.

Sorry for the sporadic post.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

The $11.00 pay cut would be a deal-breaker for me. Why do you "need" hospital experience? What are your long-term goals?

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I want to get my NP eventually. Everyone always says you "need" acute care experience, but I feel like my LPN experience coupled with my now RN experience is really sufficient. I guess I just want to know that I'm not ruining my career by turning down an acute care hospital job.

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I want to get my NP eventually. Everyone always says you "need" acute care experience, but I feel like my LPN experience coupled with my now RN experience is really sufficient. I guess I just want to know that I'm not ruining my career by turning down an acute care hospital job.

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I want to get my NP eventually. Everyone always says you "need" acute care experience, but I feel like my LPN experience coupled with my now RN experience is really sufficient. I guess I just want to know that I'm not ruining my career by turning down an acute care hospital job.

Then you need to negotiate for more...

When I went from LTC to acute care, I got a 5 dollar increase; and 11 dollar pay cut is a bit much, IMHO.

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I was shocked at how much I was going to loose. The hospitals here do not pay well unless your a float.

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